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A definitive, trend-setting guide to corporate wellness The U.S. workforce continues to be unhealthy and insurance premiums continue to rise year after year. This statement has been received loud and clear and now corporations, especially large ones, are stepping up to the plate and providing wellness initiatives to benefit their employees. The reality is that a well-designed wellness program can go a long way in creating a healthier and more productive workforce, while reducing claim costs. Once claims are reduced, premiums reduce as well. The scale of most programs is expanding exponentially as human resource managers and C-suite executives recognize that people are their most precious commodity and asset. With this expansion from a first aid kit and worker safety practices to onsite fitness centers, immunizations, and screening for major diseases, corporations are setting the bar high. As a result, employees are healthier, happier, more productive, and tend to stay in their jobs longer. It's a win-win for everyone. And it's a direct positive return on investment for the corporate bottom line. This timely book is about the trend toward comprehensive workplace wellness programs. When properly structured and implemented, these initiatives have a huge positive impact on employee health and a major reduction in the cost of medical claims. Human resource directors and benefits managers are taking note, as this new reality is vital for the health of employees as well as the financial health of the companies for which they work. Corporate wellness programs consistently result in healthier employee populations. And more often than not, these programs more than pay for themselves. The relevance of this book is inescapable. With health costs soaring, the more an incidence of disease can be avoided or minimized, the more productive the workforce, the happier the employees, and the greater a company's cost savings. All this leads to an impressive return on investment (ROI) for corporate wellness. Biometric numbers for employees are measurable, as are the cost savings for companies that implement wellness programs. While the numbers play an important part, benefits go way beyond monetary savings to increased goodwill and workplace satisfaction. This book reveals the importance of corporate wellness in worksites, and also provides information for employees about their part in the process-through awareness, knowledge, education, and incremental lifestyle modifications, employees hold the keys to their own and their companies' well-being. The message must reach upper management too, as executive engagement is essential for the success of corporate wellness programs. Without support from those at the top, most employees will not feel like the program is important. But if the CEO is out walking with employees and counting steps, or personally handing out rewards and incentives to those who reach goals and milestones, employees become more engaged. This book is indispensable for those in leadership positions, managers, and others looking to improve the experience of the places we spend the majority of our waking hours-our jobs, our careers, our workplace communities.